James Taylor has resigned as the England and Wales Cricket Board’s head scout The 32-year-old was part of the panel that chose England’s first Test team. Taylor serve four years which is honor for him as he said in his interview. James Taylor has resigned as the England and Wales Cricket Board’s head scout. The … Read more
Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Mendis was cleared of any significant issues following an ECG on Monday, and the team breathed a sigh of relief (May 23). After complaining of chest trouble during the opening session (in the 23rd over) of the second Test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Mendis was rushed … Read more
Chris Silverwood, Sri Lanka’s new head coach, said in his first news conference after taking the job that he wants to emphasize on batting and scoring runs in a “free” and “brave” manner. “I’ve spent the last few weeks going over analytics and figuring out how we might better. The desire to score is one … Read more
England pacer James Anderson is still perplexed by his contentious absence from the last West Indies tour. English team’s ace bowlers James and Stuart Broad were ruled out of the West IIndies tour after a humiliating defeat in Ashes by 4-0. ECB selection panel led by intern head Andrew Strauss decided to not include the … Read more
LONDON: Joe Root should step down as England Test captain following his side’s series loss to the West Indies, former skipper Michael Vaughan told the BBC. Root’s position is under the spotlight after a 1-0 series defeat which came on the back of a woeful 4-0 Ashes thrashing by Australia. That extended England’s poor run … Read more
As part of a significant shake-up of the struggling team, England has dropped James Anderson and Stuart Broad, the country’s two all-time leading Test wicket-takers, for their trip to the West Indies. Anderson, who has 640 Test wickets, and Broad, who has 537, are two of the eight players dropped from England’s disastrous Ashes series … Read more
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) removed the current team head coach Chris Silverwood after England’s poor performance against Australia in Ashes. Silverwood’s departure came a day after Ashley Giles, who appointed him in 2019, was sacked from his role of England managing director men’s cricket. England’s 4-0 reverse in Australia means they have now … Read more
SYDNEY: Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley on Monday became the latest person to contract Covid-19 during the Ashes series against England. Hockley, who is fully vaccinated, developed mild symptoms and immediately got tested and isolated, with a positive PCR result confirmed. “I am isolating at home with my family, who have returned negative results,” he said. Hockley … Read more
SYDNEY: England’s beleaguered Ashes tour went from bad to worse Thursday with under-pressure coach Chris Silverwood to miss the fourth Test in Sydney after a family member tested positive for the coronavirus. Silverwood and his family have to isolate in Melbourne for 10 days while the rest of the team head to Sydney for the … Read more
Paul Collingwood will act as a stand-in coach in place of Chris Silverwood for England during the tour of West Indies next month. The English team is set to ply five T20Is against the Caribbean team scheduled to start on January 23 at the Kings Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. Collingwood, being one of the assistant coaches, … Read more
Tymal Mills was among the 15-strong T20 World Cup squad 2021 England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on September 9. Eion Morgan will lead the English players in the mega event. Mills last played T20 as part of the world XI that took on the West Indies in 2018. England team head coach, Chris … Read more
